Car Insurance Claim Scams - How Rear-End Collisions Can Be Car Insurance Claim Scams

Car insurance claim scams happen in cities and ruralbills will mount up and the attorney will make a
areas. They happen both day and night. They happensettlement demand, usually far in excess of the
in sunshine and rain, at rush hour and on quiet roads.medical bills alone. For example, the claimant's medical
You need to know that there are people out on thebills might total $10,000, and the attorney will make a
roads that are planning and looking for someone justdemand for $50,000.
like you to catch in their scams. It's all about filingAnother part of the Bodily Injury Scam is loss of
fraudulent claims and collecting money.income for the claimant. They might try to hit you
Here's just one example of a claim scam...The Stagedfor partial disability, either temporary or permanent.
Rear-End Collision.They might even try total disability. Remember, in
A driver will quickly merge into your lane of trafficthis scam, ALL of the passengers will make the same
directly in front of you, then slam on his brakes. He isclaim for damages.
hoping that your car will hit his car in the rear end.Can you see how fast the claim can go from a
It doesn't matter if he has Collision insurancefender-bender to a huge claim with a demand of
coverage on his car, because if you hit his car, you'rehundreds of thousands of dollars?
at fault. Here in the state of Georgia, a traffic ticketYou can prevent this type of scam befalling you.
for "failure to yield" is almost a certainty if youHere are some tips:o Keep plenty of distance
rear-end another car for any reason. And, if you'rebetween you and the car ahead of you AT ALL
ticketed, your insurance company is going to have aTIMES.o Stay alert while driving, don't allow yourself
hard time proving that it wasn't your fault.to be distracted inside your own car.o Keep cell
The Car Repairs Scamphone use while driving at a minimum. People develop
The other driver will collect money from your"attention blindness" when they're using their cell
insurance company for repairs to his car. He mayphones.o Make sure you have a disposable camera in
take his car to the body shop of his choice.your glovebox at all times. If you do find yourself in a
Sometimes, the body shop is a partner in the scam,rear-end collision, use your disposable or cell phone
writing a huge estimate for repairs that may or maycamera to take plenty of photos of the damages on
not ever get done. This part of the scam happensboth cars. Take photos of the driver and all
pretty quickly, and settlement usually happens prettypassengers.
fast.Only YOU can protect yourself from being a victim
The Bodily Injury Scamof a Car Insurance Claim Scam.
The driver will usually fake an injury. If there areIf you have experienced a car insurance loss, you
other people in the car, it is likely that all of them willneed to know winning insurance claim strategies. The
fake injury. These rear-end collisions are perfect forinsurance company will not tell you the claims
scammers, since injuries like whiplash are soft-tissueprocess, but I will. I will show you how to take
injuries and very difficult to prove. So, they mightcontrol of your insurance claim, and add hundreds or
drag out an injury claim for months.even thousands more dollars to your claim
Sometimes, the driver/claimant's doctor, chiropractorsettlement. For more information, go to the website
or attorney may be part of the scam. The medicallisted below.